I will, I will, dearest sweet Ruth.Enjoy this first day of the month of Love enormously!A huge hug for your little princess, your home most be so empty during the hours your little one attends school. Do have an extra large cup of tea then, or perhaps two.Much love xxxx

It's always special a new month .This one is winterish but already closer to spring ... I want spring but not right away ... I love the longing and the waiting .Like when your birthday is coming closer . The preparations are important .... So nature must have the time needed ! Wish you happy enjoying nature

You've done it once again...another beautiful and inspiring post. I like to see every new year, new month, new week and new day as a wonderful opportunity to begin anew. Hope you are doing well my dear friend.

I havent been around to read your beautiful words but I have just had a lovely time catching up on all the lovely words you have written. Thank you for your sweet words, they are lovley little reminders of the love that surrounds us all xo

greetings from southern california... i have wanted to say thank you for the beautiful and great-smelling candle that i won a few months back. the mailing address got lost and i've had trouble sending this. hope it works this time! take care, jules of "adventures in garden village

Ruth, I am surrounded by so much beauty that sometimes I am overwhelmed by it all... I wish I could take and care for it all.... I try! Your images and words are lovely. Always a joy to visit your space. Jxxx

Hi sweetest Ruth! So lovely to hear from you. Did Fall arrive at your doorstep? We are enjoying great Spring weather, no jackets outside and lots of sunshine. I like the sun on my face, I missed that feeling!How is your little princess, miss S, doing? Does the homeschooling go well? It must be fantastic to teach your daughter yourself (hmm, that's a strange sentence...)Quinten is pulling my arm, he wants to get dressed, it is 9h30 so I think he is absolutely right about that.Much love, always xxxxx

Inspiring photos and quotes! Embrace the changes this month could make in our lives, be generous to give love and be thankful to blessings always taken. Aw, I sound just like a poet all thanks to your wonderful post.

How are you sweet friend? How is homeschooling going, is your little princess S enjoying it a lot? I am pretty sure she is.Wonderful wishes for a happy bright and joyful Easter weekend, my friend, may the bunny baskets be filled to the top with taste chocolate eggs!Much love xxxxxxx

Frolic with me....

Pearls of Wisdom

"Woven into daily life Is the Dreams we choose to walk out not just Dream about. Ruth McCarthy"

"Until one is committed, There is hesitancy, The chance to draw back.... The moment one definitely commits, Then Providence comes too. All sorts of things occur, To help one that would never otherwise have occurred.... Whatever you can do or dream, You can begin it. Boldness has genius, Power and Magic in it. Begin it now! Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe"

"One starlit night, So clear and free, Came whisperings on the gentle breeze. Dreams from long, Long ago. Forgotten by time, Certainly foretold. My star bright, and, Full of life, Softly called and said Be careful where you tread ..... I looked around but couldn't see, Non the less I heard indeed. These words etched in me, Tread softly ..... Tread lightly... For in the days you walk upon this earth, Your are walking on your dreams. See that no ill-intent, No harm, No unkind words are sent. To hinder, Destroy, Or disbelieve. The magic, The truth, The Dream. Ruth McCarthy (c)".

"It's not too late... the angel said. Even though the world's a mess... Even though you're not as young... Even though you've made mistakes and have been afraid It's not too late... And then I saw the world through the angels' eyes... I saw the colors I could paint The bridges I could build The lives that I could touch The dreams that could still come true And it became very clear to me... That it's not too late. Ron Atchison"

"There are so many beautiful wonders in creation to behold, They inspire, Give hope, And open our eyes to see what lies unseen. At the magic hour of twilight, As the sun gently kisses the world goodnight. Linger in the garden and be refreshed, Let your soul drink in the beauty, And feel the peace which washes over you, It will sink deep into your soul, And touch your heart. Ruth McCarthy(c)"

"There were many ways of breaking a heart, Stories were full of hearts broken by Love. But what really broke a heart was taking away its Dream Whatever that dream might be. Pearl Buck'"

"Walk on a rainbow trail: Walk on a trail of song, And all about you will be beauty. There is a way out of every dark mist, over a rainbow trail. Navajo Song"

'Happiness is a perfume You cannot pour on others Without getting a few drops on yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson'

"What is the best gift you ever received? Better still what is the best gift you ever gave? Perhaps you will recall that in each instance, the best gift was one that was tied with the heartstrings of the giver, one that included a part of self. Wanda Fulton"

"Kindness Is more important Than Wisdom, And the recognition Of this Is the beginning Of Wisdom Theodore Isaac Rubin "

"Learn from the past. Do not come to end of your life only to find you have not lived. For many people come to point of leaving the space of earth and when they gaze back, they see the joy and the beauty that could not be theirs because of the fears they lived. Clearwater"

"I want to beg you, as much as I can, to be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. Do not seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answers. Rainer Maria Rilke"

"There is no greater joy than in giving, And when something is given to you, Receiving with total and complete appreciation, With our hands open, Our hearts gladdened, Our days made happy, By one act of kindness."

"Delight in the simple pleasure of life, Do not be scared to let them fly, Let them soar, To touch the sky, Before they may return, Once more.They are fleeting, Hold them within open hands, Cherish them within your heart,"

"Listen to the music of your Heart It does not require much But that you take the time To listen."

"To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk disappointment. But risks must be taken because the greatest risk in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, sees nothing, has nothing and is nothing. He cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love and live." Author Unknown

"Think fondly of the past, Plan diligently for the future, Live in each and every moment."

"Listening with our hearts"

"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go."by William Feather"